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Invasive Non-Native Species Watchlist Invasive Non-Native Species Watchlist 1. Introduction This document identifies the main invasive non-native species (INNS) of relevance to the inshore waters and estuaries of the area between the River Tyne in England and Fast Castle Head in Scotland. Species are given in three lists: • The Red-List identifies INNS which are currently thought to be present in our area and which have the potential to impact on native species and/or important marine habitats • The Amber-List identifies INNS which are currently thought to be present in our area but which are considered to pose a lower risk to native species and/or important habitats • The Black-List identifies species are not currently thought to be present but which may colonise in the coming years 2. Red-List Species Species Distribution Pacific oyster Magallana gigas Farmed at several locations around UK coasts and estuaries. Escapees have established populations in several locations. Recorded on Firth of Forth in 2013. M. gigas is farmed commercially on Fenham Flats in Northumberland, although there is no evidence of spread into the wider marine environment Photo: Paul Brazier – CCW from this operation Crown Copyright Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir Common in the River Thames and sinensis River Medway with isolated records elsewhere. Recorded from the River Tyne in 2017. Photo: GBNNSS Crown Copyright Darwin's barnacle Austrominius Distributed around most English modestus and Welsh coasts.Recorded at a number of locations on the Berwickshire and Northumberland coast Photo: Paul Brazier – CCW Crown copyright Species Distribution Japanese skeleton shrimp Caprella Recorded from southern and south mutica west England, the west coast of Scotland and the Western Isles. Possibly recorded on the north shore of Holy Island in 2012 but unconfirmed. Photo: © Hans Hillewaert CC BY-SA 4.0 Pacific oyster Magallana gigas Description and impact Variable and irregular in appearance. Off-white to yellow or bluish grey in colour, often with deep purple patches. Grows up to 30 cm in length with a teardrop shape and rough shell. The right valve is deeply cupped with six or seven bold ribs; the left valve is flat or slightly convex. Once established the Pacific oyster may out-compete and displace native species. It also has the potential to smother or exclude other marine life (including reef-building species) and alter habitat type. M.gigas is seen to outcompete both the native oyster (O.edulis) and the blue mussel (M.edulis), and has been found to reduce suitable habitat for cockles. Habitat Lives permanently attached to any hard substrate in intertidal and shallow subtidal zones of estuaries and coastal waters. In muddy or sandy areas Pacific oysters will settle on small rocks, shells or other oysters and can create reefs by cementing their shells to each other, forming dense layers. How is it spread? Feral populations escaped from aquaculture Further Information http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=1013 Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis Description and impact A large crab with a maximum carapace (body) length of 56 mm. The carapace is quite square in outline, narrowing towards the front and has four teeth on each side. Olive green in colour with paler legs, which are twice the length of the body. The most obvious distinguishing feature of the Chinese mitten crab is the dense mat of hair on the claws. The leading edges of the legs are also very hairy. Can impact marine and freshwater ecosystems. A voracious predator that will consume a range of invertebrate species and the eggs of fish leading to competition with native species and impacting invertebrate and fish populations. Will burrow into river banks, increasing erosion and river turbidity, and causing bank collapse. Burrowing will also lead to the siltation of gravel beds, including those used for fish spawning. Habitat Early stages are found in lower estuarine areas with saline conditions. Adults are usually found in fresh or brackish waters in rivers. Muddy banks are required to provide habitat to burrow into for protection. Although aquatic vegetation in shallow, open waters such as marshes can provide an alternative refuge to burrowing. Adult females are often found in saltwater, particularly deep, open waters in bays. How is it spread? The main vector for the introduction into UK is via ships' ballast water Further Information http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=1379 Darwin's barnacle Austrominius modestus Description and impact A small sessile barnacle, 5 -10 mm in diameter, characterised by having four shell plates. Low, conical body shape with a diamond shaped opening. Young specimens are white and smooth; adults are grayish brown and usually eroded. Can dominate hard surfaces and outcompete native species; this species has largely displaced native barnacles in estuaries in southwest GB although impacts are less significant on exposed rocky shores. In favourable conditions is can be a nuisance as a fouling organism. Habitat Can inhabit almost the entire intertidal zone but is most common from mid-shore to shallow subtidal areas of estuarine and sheltered marine habitats. It attaches to a variety of substrates including rocks, stones, hard-shelled animals and artificial structures including ships, and tolerates a wide range of temperature and salinity. How is it spread? Larvae are planktonic for up to a month and during this time may be transported by water currents or in ships’ ballast water. Further dispersal of settled individuals may occur through attachment to other organisms or artificial substrata including ships’ hulls. This is a fast-growing species that is quick to reach maturity, which combined with its high reproductive output gives it a competitive advantage over slower growing, less fecund native species. Further Information http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=1301 Japanese skeleton shrimp Caprella mutica Description and impact A large skeleton shrimp up to 49 mm in length; males are larger than females. There are fine hairs on the first two body segments, large spines on third to seventh body segments in males and orange spots on the females’ brood pouch. An aggressive species, the Japanese skeleton shrimp may outcompete native skeleton shrimps for food and space, even at low densities. On the west coast of Scotland, their abundance can reach 300,000 individuals m -2. Research suggests the potential for significant impacts on benthic communities. Habitat Tends to be found in areas of human activity on natural and artificial substrata including hydroids, macro-algae, mooring ropes and buoys, but has yet to be found in natural habitats. How is it spread? The species has limited dispersal ability and introductions are associated with human activity (such as attachment to hull fouling, transport of ballast water, nets or buoys) or with floating algae. Further Information http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=647 3. Amber list species Species Distribution Green sea fingers Codium fragile Distributed around the UK coast. Local records from Beadnell, Bamburgh, Whitley Bay and Petticowick. Photo: Niall Moore Orange-tipped sea squirt Corella Recorded from Oban (Scotland) eumyota around south coast of England and to Lowestoft by 2009 and spreading rapidly. Recorded at Cresswell and at Holy Island. Photo: Berwickshire and Northumberland Marine Nature Partnership Oyster Thief Colpomenia Occurs around most British peregrina coasts, with larger populations on western coasts and limited records from the east coast of England. Existing records from Northumberland, including Cullercoats and Lindisfarne. Photo: Berwickshire and Northumberland Marine Nature Partnership Green sea fingers Codium fragile Description and impact A spongy green seaweed with numerous Y-shaped, branching, cylindrical fronds; may reach 70 cm high but in Britain usually to 25 cm. The fronds have a felt-like texture and a disc-shaped holdfast formed from many fine filaments. May cause a nuisance to humans when it accumulates and rots on beaches, producing a foul smell. Where it occurs in high densities, green sea fingers can be a fouling nuisance to shellfish beds, smothering mussels and scallops, clogging scallop dredges and interfering with harvesting. Currently it is not thought to be causing problems at its localities in Berwickshire and Northumberland. Habitat Occurs on rock and coralline algae in pools and on open rock from the mid to lower shore, and in shallow subtidal waters. On sandy or muddy bottoms, it attaches to bivalve shells, rocks or artificial structures. It mainly inhabits protected bays and estuaries but also occurs on semi- exposed shores. How is it spread? Spreads by vegetative buds, fragments of the thallus and entire dislodged thalli, all of which are dispersed by surface currents. Also releases weakly swimming ‘swarmer’ cells toward the end of the growing season. These propagules exhibit varying retention rates in the water column, enabling both short and long-distance dispersal. Transport also occurs through fouling of ships’ hulls, fishing nets and aquaculture products and equipment. Further Information http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=866 Orange-tipped sea squirt Corella eumyota Description and impact A non-colonial sea squirt up to eight cm length. Lays flat, with exhalant siphon slightly to the right. Siphons often have orange tinge. Tunic is translucent, smooth. Gut forms smooth curve around hind end. Individually small but may form dense clumps by settlement of larvae onto older individuals. Clumps could clog pipes or render submerged gear (e.g. in aquaculture) cumbersome. Potential competitor for food and space with cultured bivalves. Habitat Mainly marinas and harbours, but capable of colonising natural habitats, e.g. shores in Plymouth Sound and the Yealm Estuary, Devon. Also occurs sub-tidally in native range, and likely to do so here. How is it spread? Natural dispersal apparently very limited; sessile as adult, non-feeding swimming larvae brooded and released when ready to settle.
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